List
Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.
Add preset to menu bar
Pick from a list of pre-determined options to display in the Menu Bar.
Scripting Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Change Case
Changes the case of the text passed into the action to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add%20preset%20to%20menu%20bar
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Add%20preset%20to%20menu%20bar
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Add preset to menu bar”
end tell
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